US President Donald Trump has authorized a US military strike near Baghdad's airport which resulted in the death of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, the Pentagon confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
“At the direction of the President, the US military has taken decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
The Pentagon said that the assassination was a response to “attacks on coalition bases in Iraq,” accusing Soleimani of being the mastermind behind a recent spate of missile attacks on joint US and Iraqi military installations. In particular, the Pentagon blamed Soleimani for orchestrating the December 27 rocket strike at a US base in Kirkuk that killed one American contractor as well as “approving” the siege of the US embassy in Baghdad that almost ended up in the compound’s takeover by protesters furious over the US strikes that killed 25 members of Kataib Hezbollah, part of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), over the weekend.
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Pentagon says Trump ‘directed’ assassination of Iran’s Quds Force chief Soleimani to ‘deter future Iranian attacks’
Pentagon says Trump ‘directed’ assassination of Iran’s Quds Force chief Soleimani to ‘deter future Iranian attacks’
US President Donald Trump has authorized a US military strike near Baghdad's airport which resulted in the death of Iran’s Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, the Pentagon confirmed in a statement on Thursday.
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Nworah Ekene
Not even a cough not to talk of a war, nothing will happen and if anyone tries, he'll become the next victim.
The action is never to start a War, but to stop a War!.
The action is never to start a War, but to stop a War!.
Arthur Kelechi
This is what we call a ''preemptive'' attack, it was just on a single target.
Those who would want war would still be his terrorist supporters
Those who would want war would still be his terrorist supporters
Kuji Ephraim
The situation is very dangerous. The Iranians will do everything to force US troops to leave the region. They are however handicapped by shrinking finances due to US economic sanctions which has reduced The Iranian spending on maintaining their SCUD forces all over the Middle East.
The US on the other hand is going into the election year and would not want an all out war. I see this as only a build-up to a major confrontation which is still in the future
The US on the other hand is going into the election year and would not want an all out war. I see this as only a build-up to a major confrontation which is still in the future
Ekene Nnorom
America is the world power and you can never compare America with Iran. Before my Trump strike Iran he already have plans for them and he is not afraid of his action. Iran will not do any thing and must have respect for my America.
Enyinda Nathaniel Okey
There is no local war... there is no WORLD WAR